Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Journalists held for three days on charges of immigrant smuggling
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 20 September 2000 CPJ press release: CUBA: Journalists held for three days on charges of immigrant smuggling New York, September 20, 2000 — State security agents detained Jesús and Jadir Hernández Hernández, two brothers who report for the independent news agency Habana Press, for over three days in a […]
Babitsky trial date set
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: Babitsky Trial Date Set New York, September 20, 2000 — A regional court in the Russian republic of Dagestan announced yesterday that the trial of the Russian journalist Andrei Babitsky will begin at 10 a.m. on Monday, October 2. Babitsky, a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) […]
Captive French journalists vulnerable amid fighting on Jolo
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is an 18 September 2000 CPJ news alert: FRENCH JOURNALISTS VULNERABLE AS PHILIPPINES LAUNCHES MILITARY ASSAULT IN JOLO New York, September 18, 2000—In light of the military offensive launched by the Philippine government on September 16, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply concerned about the safety of two French […]
CPJ concerned about lack of progress in investigation of journalist’s kidnapping and torture
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 14 September 2000 CPJ letter to President Andrés Pastrana Arango: September 14, 2000 His Excellency Andrés Pastrana Arango President of the Republic of Colombia Casa de Nariño Bogotá, Colombia VIA FACSIMILE: 571-286-7434 / 286-7937 / 284-2186 Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply concerned about the […]
CPJ welcomes United Nations probe into 1975 murders of journalists
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 15 September 2000 CPJ news alert: CPJ WELCOMES UN INVESTIGATION INTO 1975 MURDERS OF FIVE JOURNALISTS IN EAST TIMOR New York, September 15, 2000—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) welcomes today’s announcement that the United Nations is investigating the October 1975 murders of five Australia-based journalists in East Timor. […]
CPJ expresses concern over shooting of crime reporter
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 14 September 2000 letter to Florent Gagné, general director of the Quebec Provincial Police, CPJ expressed its deep concern about the 13 September shooting of Michel Auger, a veteran crime reporter with the French-language daily “Le Journal de Montréal”. Auger was shot one day after the publication of his latest article […]
Burmese lawyer sentenced to 14 years in prison for distributing foreign news
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 14 September 2000 CPJ news alert: BURMESE LAWYER SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN PRISON FOR DISTRIBUTING FOREIGN NEWS Cheng Poh’s Imprisonment Latest Sign of Burma’s Disregard for Press Freedom New York, September 14, 2000—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called yesterday’s sentencing of lawyer Cheng Poh “an outrageous violation […]
New law threatens press freedom
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is an 11 September 2000 CPJ press release: ANGOLA: NEW LAW THREATENS PRESS FREEDOM Journalists face up to eight years in jail for criticizing the president New York, September 11, 2000 — A draft Angolan press law poses a grave threat to press freedom in that country, according to the Committee […]